Langkawi (federal constituency) explained

Langkawi (P004)
State:	Kedah
Fed-Rep:	Mohd Suhaimi Abdullah
Fed-Rep-Party:	Perikatan Nasional
Fed-Status:	active
Fed-Created:	1994
Fed-Election-First:	1995
Fed-Election-Last:	2022
Demo-Census-Date:	2020
Demo-Pop:	94138
Demo-Pop-Ref:	^[1]
Demo-Electors:	67,850
Demo-Electors-Date:	2023
Demo-Electors-Ref:	^[2]
Demo-Area:	469
Demo-Area-Ref:	^[3]

Langkawi is a federal constituency in Langkawi District, Kedah, Malaysia, that has been represented in the Dewan Rakyat since 1995.

The federal constituency was created in the 1994 redistribution and is mandated to return a single member to the Dewan Rakyat under the first past the post voting system.

History

Polling districts

According to the federal gazette issued on 18 July 2023, the Langkawi constituency is divided into 26 polling districts.^[4]

State constituency	Polling District	Code	Location
Ayer Hangat (N01)	Kuala Teriang	004/01/01	SK Kuala Teriang
	Ewa	004/01/02	SK Ewa
	Padang Lalang	004/01/03	SK Penghulu Ahmad
	Kilim	004/01/04	SK Kilim
	Ladang Sungai Raya	004/01/05	SK Seri Lagenda
	Wang Tok Rendong	004/01/06	Dewan Homestay Desa Wang Tok Rendong
	Ulu Melaka	004/01/07	SK Ulu Melaka
	Nyior Chabang	004/01/08	SK Nyior Cabang
	Padang Kandang	004/01/09	SMA Al-Baqiyatussolihat
	Padang Matsirat	004/01/10	SK Padang Matsirat
	Kampung Atas	004/01/11	SMK Tunku Putra
	Bukit Kemboja	004/01/12	Maktab Mahmud Langkawi Pintu A
	Makam Mahsuri	004/01/13	Maktab Mahmud Langkawi Pintu B
Kuah (N02)	Bendang Baru	004/02/01	SK Seri Negeri
	Kampung Gelam	004/02/02	SMK Kedawang
	Kedawang	004/02/03	SK Kedawang
	Pantai Chenang	004/02/04	Langkawi Tourism Academy @ Kolej Komuniti Langkawi, Jalan Pantai Chenang
	Temonyong	004/02/05	SK Temonyong
	Kampung Bayas	004/02/06	SK Bayas
	Sungai Menghulu	004/02/07	Kolej Vokasional Pulau Langkawi
	Kelibang	004/02/08	SK Kelibang
	Dundong	004/02/09	SMK Mahsuri
	Pulau Dayang Bunting	004/02/10	SK Selat Bagan Nyior
	Lubok Chempedak	004/02/11	SMK Langkawi
	Kampung Tuba	004/02/12	SK Pulau Tuba
	Kuah	004/02/13	SK Langkawi
	Kampung Bukit Malut	004/02/14	SK Bayas

Representation history

Members of Parliament for Langkawi
Parliament	No	Years	Member	Party
Constituency created from Jerlun-Langkawi
	P004	1995–1999	Abu Bakar Taib (ابو بكر طائب)
		1999–2004
		2004–2008
		2008–2013
		2013–2018	Nawawi Ahmad (نووي احمد)
		2018–2020	Mahathir Mohamad (محضير محمد)
		2018–2020		Independent
		2020–2022
		2022–present	Mohd Suhaimi Abdullah (محمد سوهايمي عبدالله)

State constituency

Parliamentaryconstituency	State constituency
Parliamentaryconstituency	1955–59*	1959–1974	1974–1986	1986–1995	1995–2004	2004–2018	2018–present
Langkawi						Ayer Hangat
					Kuah
					Padang Matsirat

Current state assembly members

No.	State Constituency	Member
N1	Ayer Hangat	Shamsilah Siru
N2	Kuah	Ahmad Pared Mahmud

Local governments & postcodes

!No.!State Constituency!Local Government!Postcode
N1	Ayer Hangat	Langkawi Municipal Council	07000 Langkawi
N2	Kuah	Langkawi Municipal Council	07000 Langkawi

References

Web site: Keputusan Pilihan Raya Suruhanjaya Pilihan Raya . . 2018-08-12.

Notes and References

Web site: Kawasanku. Department of Statistics Malaysia. 2023-09-24. 2023-09-24. en.
Web site: Electoral Roll for the 14th Malaysian General Election Updated as of 10 April 2018. Election Commission of Malaysia. 10 April 2018. 2020-01-29. 2. ms.
Laporan Kajian Semula Persempadanan Mengenai Syor-Syor Yang Dicadangkan Bagi Bahagian-Bahagian Pilihan Raya Persekutuan Dan Negeri Di Dalam Negeri-Negeri Tanah Melayu Kali Keenam Tahun 2018 Jilid 1. Election Commission of Malaysia. 2018. 2020-01-29. ms.
Web site: 15 July 2023 . Federal Government Gazette, Notice Under Subregulation 11(5A) Polling Hours For the General Election of the Legislative Assembly of the State of Kedah . Attorney General's Chambers. https://web.archive.org/web/20230719100432/https://lom.agc.gov.my/ilims/upload/portal/akta/outputp/1837434/PUB%20266.pdf. July 19, 2023.